Some disconnected but related ideas that are circling around my head. Robin Williams died. He was a great comic. But I’ve always really, really liked him as a dramatic actor. He will always be known for his manic energy and the improvisation, but when he was given the chance to Read more…
You probably know this by now. Guardians of the Galaxy is a good movie. A very good movie. It’s good enough that almost all the critique I’ve seen of it amounts to someone saying “Well this part of it wasn’t quite as fantastic as I hoped it would be so Read more…
Just saw the film and here are my impressions in no particular order: Given the subject matter, I doubt there will be a single objective review of this film (pun sort of intended) since just about everyone will review the politics and not the movie. I think they tried to Read more…
Authors of fiction have an advantage that we often don’t realize we have: Our audience wants to believe us. They know we’re lying, but in most cases they’re willing to accept anything we want sell them in the name of the story, and ask only that we’re honest about what Read more…
Remember Rollerball? The original 1975 version with James Caan? One of the interesting premises of the movie was the collapse of the nation-state in favor of the corporation. That premise was somewhat prescient, anticipating one of the main tropes of cyberpunk by almost a decade. The idea is commonplace now, Read more…
I can’t speak for the book, not having read it. However, I saw the movie this weekend and I think that I agree with the consensus that it is a better story than it’s companion sequel/prequel The Da Vinci Code. Now the prior move was entertaining to a certian extent, Read more…
Since I think I have to turn in my SFWA card if I don’t express an opinion on this movie, I went this weekend. And well, IMHO, it rocks. That is probably old news to everyone, and my opinion is probably no surprise to anyone who knows my history as Read more…
Earlier I posted about truthful book covers discovered from mightygodking. Now, (via Smart Bitches through a post that only seems to exist in my RSS feed), Holy Taco brings you honest movie posters.
First off, the wonderfully demented Z-budget film, Astro Zombies, alas John Carradine, what the hell happened to you?
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A recent email reminded me of a panel I was on at at Context. The subject was about making dystopias, which seems an oddly timely subject. One of the things we discussed a little bit was the fact that there can be a number of different kinds of dystopia, depending Read more…